Analysis of environmental impacts of sustainable development in agricultural holdings Prof. univ. dr. Vasile Burja Universitatea „ 1 Decembrie 1918” Alba Iulia Email: vasileburja@yahoo.com Abstract: The sustainable development represents a modality of economy efficiency growth and increases the agricultural exploitations’ competitiveness. The paper presents aspects of sustainable development in the agricultural sector and proposes an indicators system concerning the monitoring of the impact of agricultural exploitations activities about environment. Key words: environmental impacts, sustainable development, agricultural holdings JEL Code: Q01, Q13